Monthly Archives: June 2009
A Little More on Story…
Christian worship is principally neither an affirmation of general truths nor an interior state of communion of the soul with God…but is rather a social meal- and word-centered communication informed by the key events of the Christian story. - … Continue reading
Ramifications…
So, perhaps understanding some of the functions of the Bible-as-foundational-story will help understand more of my meaning. Here are a few rather random outcomes of this idea. 1) The “Christian” book or “non-Christian” book: these labels are not necessary. Never … Continue reading
Story Addendum
A quick note on my last post: As the foundational story for humanity, the Bible informs all other stories. I previously use the word “embraces” because it lends itself to the idea that the Biblical story is bigger, overarching all … Continue reading
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Story (Part Deux)
Yesterday I looked at story, and the concurrent breakdown of story and morality. Today I’d like to wander around a bit, asking continuing to examine story and it’s place in our lives. I start with J.R.R. Tolkien, who famously wrote … Continue reading
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